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Peter Baker on Afghanistan v. Iraq Executive Agreements
Peter Baker has a post on the NYT’s page that marks the similarities between the just-announced sole executive agreement negotiated with Afghanistan with the one the Bush administration negotiated in Ira... -
Cheney’s 1989 Draft Speech on Congressional Overreaching in Foreign Policy
In his book Takeover, Charlie Savage analyzed a draft speech by Richard Cheney for a 1989 Conference at AEI that Cheney never delivered because he was nominated to be Secretary of Defense. Charlie has n... -
ACLU’s Jaffer on the CIA's Glomar Response, the Brennan Speech, and a Debate with Me
In connection with my post this morning on the Brennan speech and the ACLU FOIA litigation, Jameel Jaffer – who heads up the ACLU’s National Security Project – had this op-ed on the FOIA litigation (with... -
Four Big Questions Heading into the <i>Hamdan</i> Argument
Wells and Larkin have a more comprehensive preview in the works for Thursday's oral argument before the D.C. Circuit in Hamdan v. United States, and I'd encourage folks to wait for their contribution to ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Lots of coverage of John Brennan's speech. -
Al Hawsawi Files Motion to Dismiss
In the 9/11 military commission case, counsel for Mustafa al Hawsawi has filed a motion to dismiss, which was joined by all of his co-defendants in the trial. -
Greetings, and a Quick Thought on Brennan's Speech
Very glad to have joined the Lawfare team. I look forward to more sustained blogging once the spring grading season is over. For now, I'll offer just a quick thought on the speech John Brennan delivere... -
Mark Martins Law Day Speech at NSA
Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins is, at this hour, giving a speech for Law Day at the National Security Agency. Here's the prepared text, which includes a reference to a paper of mine--... -
John Brennan’s Speech and the ACLU FOIA Cases
John Brennan's speech yesterday was important for at least three reasons: (1) it marked the first official White House acknowledgment that “the United States Government conducts targeted strikes against ... -
Why <i>Hamdan</i> Isn't Moot (and Why It Would Be Ironic To Conclude That It Is...)
I have a longer preview of Thursday's D.C. Circuit argument in Hamdan in the works, but wanted to jump in to offer a couple of quick thoughts on the (surprising) argument order issued by the panel today ... -
Osama bin Laden's Deathiversary (Special Edition of Today's Headlines and Commentary)
The one-year anniversary last week of Osama bin Laden's death generated enough stories of interest that I thought the occasion deserves its own post, separate from Today's Headlines and Commentary. Pres... -
Per Curiam Order in Hamdan Regarding Oral Argument & Mootness
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